All the contract girls want to marry me

But Matthew didn't want to accept it.

He pondered for a moment, and just when Wendy almost went berserk because of his contemplation, he slowly said: "Wendy, can you make any decisions on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor?"

"of course can."

Matthew said solemnly: "I didn't expect His Majesty to think so highly of me. To be honest, I'm a little flattered. Since he thinks so highly of me, I naturally won't let him down."

"I am willing to retain the territory and title within the empire, and fully support the Himilun family."

This was the emperor's core request, and Matthew's readily agreed to it, which made Wendy feel much better.

The unhappiness just now was gone, and the young prince said happily: "That's great. Your Excellency, the Duke will definitely not regret this choice in the future."

However, Matthew's next words instantly cooled her mood.

"But there's one thing I can't accept."

"What did you say?"

With such favorable conditions, you still want to bargain?Wendy was stunned.

Before he could speak, Matthew said first: "His Majesty the Emperor is busy with many things, and he may not know that my father has made a marriage contract for me, and the other party is the Bourne family."

"Before my father passed away, he repeatedly told me to fulfill my engagement. I must obey his instructions."

Wendy suddenly understood, and he said softly: "Of course I know about such a big thing, do you think my father won't consider this?"

"Not only do we know about your engagement with the Bourne family, we also know that the daughter of the Bourne family has mysteriously disappeared."

"Since my fiancée has disappeared, the engagement cannot be fulfilled. This is not a violation of my father's last wish."

This is the truth, but Matthew always feels that this is a bit strange.

Could it be that the emperor's desire to marry him was related to the disappearance of his fiancée?

But the timeline doesn't seem to match up.

The emperor wanted to win over him with the highest price, probably after he recaptured Groningen and showed his extraordinary commanding talent.

And the fiancée disappeared before that.

As long as it has nothing to do with the Himilun family.Although Matthew didn't care whether the engagement was fulfilled or not, it was his own business to marry or not. If someone attacked her fiancée, it would be absolutely unforgivable.

Fortunately, it's just missing...

Wait, missing? !

Matthew's expression suddenly changed, his eyes locked on Wendy, and his voice was a little trembling, "What did you just say, missing?"

"Yes, yes."

Wendy was startled by Matthew's sudden change of attitude. He whispered: "It is not a secret that the daughter of the Bourne family is missing in the imperial capital."

"She was taken away by a mysterious superpower. Although her life is not in danger, she will probably be forcibly accepted as a disciple."

Matthew was furious and said: "Which bastard did it? That's my wife, ahem, fiancée!"

Regardless of whether he wants to marry Aishanya or not, she will be his fiancée until the engagement is broken off.

Forcibly accepting his fiancée as his disciple, this behavior has touched Matthew's inner skin.

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This news just gave Matthew an excuse to refuse the royal marriage.

"Your Highness Wendy, please forgive me. I cannot enter into a new engagement while my fiancée is missing."

What Matthew said was righteous, but in Wendy's eyes, it was nothing more than a false declaration.

If you really care about your fiancée so much, would you not even know her whereabouts?

Although he felt contempt, he did not expose Matthew's lies.

The more shameless a person is, the more he needs face.Matthew has already said this, can he still be forced to accept it?

Can’t the princess of the Himilun family get married?

Although the two sides are completely different on the matter of marriage, they have reached an agreement in other aspects.

Wendy reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Matthew on behalf of the Himilen family.

The Himmelen family gave Matthew the province of Groningen as a gift, but the title had to remain nominally within the empire.

Matthew commanded the southern army to conquer the Kingdom of Perth, striving to destroy the kingdom. If he couldn't do it, he would at least tear off a large piece of flesh.

The three thousand-year empires on the mainland are jokingly called the First, Second and Third Empires. If Matthew can establish a new empire in the future, it will naturally be the Fourth Empire.

Matthew is very satisfied with this cooperation.

He had been worried about how to reform the old and decayed Clare Empire, but now he no longer had to worry about it.

Since it is not his country, how can we change our relationship with him?

Many knowledgeable people feel that the elector system is not very reliable, but this is the ancestral law and the foundation of the country for thousands of years. Anyone who dares to touch it will be cast aside by the entire empire.

Instead of trying to repair the old broken ship, it is better to start from scratch and build a new ship.

After both parties reached an agreement, Matthew arranged food and lodging for Wendy, and then returned to his room.

He immediately summoned Surante and Andre for a small meeting.

These two people are the most trusted civil and military officials under his command. It is enough to discuss important matters with them.

After listening to Matthew's account, Surante's face was expressionless, and Andre showed a somewhat surprised look.

He frowned and asked in confusion: "It is far more difficult to build an empire than to capture it. Why did you agree?"

Matthew solemnly said: "Although it is difficult to build a new empire, I can design the empire's system. This is much better than taking over an old house."

"Okay, that sounds reasonable."

Andre did not dwell on this issue. He smiled and asked: "Then how much meat do you plan to cut off from the Kingdom of Perth?"

"The Kingdom of Perth? There is no such thing as the Kingdom of Perth. From now on, the Kingdom of Perth will only be found in history books."

Andre was stunned for a few seconds, but he didn't expect Matthew's heart to be so big.

He hesitated and asked: "You want to seize the entire kingdom, aren't you afraid that they will fight to the death?"

"There is nothing to be afraid of. To the people at the bottom, what difference does it make about who rules the kingdom? The nobles of the Kingdom of Perth can win over those who did not participate in the invasion according to the situation, and deal with all those who did."

"His Majesty the Emperor has granted titles and territories to the soldiers of the Southern Front. Now it is time to take back these places."

Andre suddenly realized that Matthew was planning to carry out a routine operation of disintegration.

Although this method has been used to death for a long time, the reason why so many people use it is because it is easy to use.

Surante, who had been silent all this time, suddenly remembered another question and asked softly: "Master, will there be any hidden dangers if you refuse the royal marriage?"

Matthew said categorically: "I don't want to discuss marriage before I get back Miss Aishania."

"Unless Aishania personally says she doesn't want to fulfill the engagement, otherwise..."

Otherwise he has no right to break the engagement.

He didn't say this, but the meaning was clear.

Andre slammed the table hard, startling Surante and Matthew.

With a smile on his face, he admired Matthew's attitude very much.

"Matthew, you did the right thing! It's okay for a man to be lecherous, but he cannot be ruthless. Since your father and Marquis of Bourne have entered into a marriage contract, and Miss Aisanya has no clear objection, then you are her fiancé."

"She needs you now. It would be shameless of you to be indifferent."

Matthew always felt like something was not quite right.

If he insists on executing the engagement, the engagement with the Dawson family cannot be executed unless Andre's sister is willing to be the second wife.

But Miss Milan is the daughter of the Dawson family. Although she is only an adopted daughter, she will not be reduced to the level of a second wife.

Unless Matthew becomes the king or emperor of an independent kingdom.

The emperor could marry a wife without restrictions. In addition to a real queen, he could also have several wives whose status was basically equal to that of the queen.

After much deliberation, the only way to solve these troubles is to ****.

He just couldn't figure it out. Why would Andre be happy because his engagement with the Dawson family was blocked?

Could it be that Andre's relationship with his sister is not good?

Maybe, after all, Milan is just an adopted daughter, not her biological daughter.

Although he found some highlights in Andre's words, Matthew didn't want to get to the bottom of it.

Competition for power among the scions of large families was all too common.It is normal for Milan and Andre to have a bad relationship.

If their relationship was very close, he would have to wonder if there was some forbidden relationship between them.

This is a private matter of the Dawson family and has nothing to do with him.

All he has to do is win this battle and then go to the imperial capital to investigate the whereabouts of his fiancée.

No matter where she was, he had to visit her in person to ask for her wishes.

I heard that Miss Aishanya is a famous beauty in the imperial capital and has a very good personality. As long as she is willing to marry, Matthew will naturally fulfill the engagement.

But this is all in the future. What he needs to do now is to gather his troops and prepare to go south.

The first thing he did was to issue a call-up order to the Southern Front.

His call-up order was simple. All troops must come to Groningen within two weeks to assemble.

If anyone fails to meet the deadline, the territory granted by His Majesty the Emperor will be conquered by himself, and Matthew will not care.

This sentence is much scarier than being beheaded beyond the deadline.

If a few or dozens of people are late, Matthew can kill them as a warning. If tens of thousands of people are late, can he kill all of them?

It would be unlucky to kill one of his own people before he went out to fight, and it would not be conducive to him being in charge of this army.

Since intimidation doesn't work, we have to take the inducement route.

Matthew made an offer no one could refuse.

Although His Majesty the Emperor has awarded many officers titles, their territories are all within the Kingdom of Perth.

The emperor's meaning is very clear. If you have the ability, go get it yourself. If you don't have the ability, don't mourn in front of him.

If you fail to use the opportunity given to you, who can you rely on?

Trash is not qualified to enjoy titles and territories.In the Clare Empire, a martial country, this is the consensus of almost everyone.

Matthew didn't worry at all that someone was hiding.

Everyone in the world is looking for profit. Are they really going to war to protect their homes and country?Don't be ridiculous, that is the consciousness that only the people's army has.

Can these loyal feudal warriors in the empire understand this?

The reason why they fight is nothing more than fame, power, status, wealth, hatred and women.And the most important of these things is power.

As long as you have power, don't you worry about anything else?

As expected by Matthew, the soldiers of the Southern Front could not withstand this temptation. Their assembly speed was astonishingly fast.

In just a few days, 15 people gathered in Groningen.

Before the end of the period, a total of 21 people came to Matthew.

Seeing these soldiers who were in a sorry state but with red eyes as hungry as hungry wolves, a smile appeared on Matthew's lips.

He was right, these guys couldn't stand the temptation of power.

The 50-strong Southern Front suffered more than 10 casualties in previous wars, tens of thousands defected, and another 10 were missing or completely collapsed. Other than that, they are basically here.

Together with Matthew's own troops and the remnants of the Walder Knights, the number of troops assembled in the province of Groningen reached 30.

Although the number of soldiers is smaller than before, the traitors and traitors within the army have disappeared. The cohesion and combat effectiveness of this unit are no worse than before.

Facing the battle-hungry army, Matthew waved his hand and issued the first order.

rectify!

Although the overall quality of the soldiers in this army is good and their morale is usable, their current organization is very chaotic and lacks effective unified command.

If you rush into the Kingdom of Perth with such an army, it will not be a crusade, but a surrender.